English Listening Plus Instructor: Nicole Drisdelle

Listening Journal 1: Semester Goals

Student name:
The listening journal gives you an opportunity to reflect on your progress in the class and think about
your listening goals. Please answer each question thoughtfully by using complete sentences and include
details/examples to explain. For the first listening journal, think about your goals for the class.
Answer each question below:

1. Why are you taking the Listening Plus class this semester?

2. Which listening skills are you most confident in?

Circle (1+): listening to main ideas / listening to details / listening to numbers / listening to
fast speech / listening to connected speech / listening for a long time / listening to other
accents / my vocabulary / my pronunciation

Your ideas/additional notes:

3. Which listening skills do you most want to improve?

Circle (1+): listening to main ideas / listening to details / listening to numbers / listening to
fast speech / listening to connected speech / listening for a long time / listening to other
accents / my vocabulary / my pronunciation

Your ideas/additional notes:

4. What are your overall goals for this class?

5. How can Nicole/this class help you to achieve your goals?